Vocabulary
der
Seehund
· noun· Pl. die Seehunde
seal (the common or harbour seal)
The grey, spotted animals that lie on the sandbanks of the North Sea at low tide. A pup found alone on the beach is called a Heuler.
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- Singular
- der Seehund
- Plural
- die Seehunde
- Genitiv
- des Seehunds
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Seehund
seal (the common or harbour seal)
Es ist ein Seehund — ein Baby.
It's a seal — a baby.
Word family
Seehunddie Seehundstationseal sanctuary, seal rescue centredie Seethe sea — the first part of the word, as in die Nordseeder Hunddog — a Seehund is literally a 'sea dog'
Common combinations
- Seehunde beobachtento watch seals
- eine Fahrt zu den Seehundbänkena boat trip to the seal sandbanks
Common learner mistakes
- das Seehundder SeehundThe last part of a compound decides the gender: der Hund → der Seehund. The first part is die See (the sea), not der See (the lake).
Real examples
- Es ist ein Seehund — ein Baby.It's a seal — a baby.
- Vom Schiff aus haben wir viele Seehunde gesehen.We saw lots of seals from the boat.
- Bei Ebbe liegen die Seehunde auf dem Sand und schlafen.At low tide the seals lie on the sand and sleep.
